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37. What did they find where the old man sent them?
a. They found three beautiful women waiting for them.
b. They found eight bushels of gold.
c. They found a bag full of jewels.
d. They found jewelry and golden swords.
38. Why did they have to bring the treasure home at night?
a. They were afraid someone would think they had stolen it.
b. They were afraid the Pardoner would see them and demand that they turn it over to the
church.
c. They didn't want any highwaymen to rob them.
d. It was so heavy to carry that it got them overheated in the bright sun. It was easier to
carry it at night.
39. Why was one youth sent to town?
a. He went to scout for robbers.
b. He went to provide an alibi for the others.
c. He went to buy food and drink so they would have something to eat while waiting.
d. He went to buy a horse to carry the load.
40. What plan did the two other youths make to kill the one when he returned from town?
a. They would ambush him, tie him up, and throw him in the river.
b. They would cut off his head while he slept.
c. They would set him on fire.
d. One would talk to him and the other would come up from behind and stab him
41.What plan did the one who went to town make to kill the two others when he got back?
a. He was going to stab them while they slept.
b. He was going to let the horse trample them.
c. He was going to poison them.
d. He had hired two thugs to kill them as they brought the treasure home.
( 9 Weeks Exam)[Type text] (Open Book) Form A
42. Who died, and how did it happen?
a. The one died when they stabbed him.
b. All three died. The two stabbed the one, and then they unknowingly drank the
poisoned wine.
c. Only the two died when the horse trampled them.
d. They all died. The thugs killed the two men, then killed the one who had hired them.
The Wife of Bath's Tale
43.. What does the Wife of Bath think of marriage?
a. She thinks it is the best way for a woman to protect herself.
b. She thinks it is a necessary evil.
c. She thinks it is enjoyable; that's why she had done it so often.
d. She thinks it is a misery and woe.
44.. How many husbands has the Wife of Bath had?
a. The Wife of Bath has had three husbands.
b. The Wife of Bath has had eight husbands.
c. The Wife of Bath has had five husbands.
d. The Wife of Bath has had two husbands.
45.. The Wife of Bath talks about Solomon, Abraham, Jacob, and others from the Bible. What is her point?
a. She is showing that men are superior, and women should be subservient.
b. She is defending her many marriages by showing examples of how others in good
stead with the church have had many marriages.
c. She is bragging about her knowledge of the Old Testament.
d. She is showing that family is important, even to those who are called to a higher
mission by God.
46.. On what commandment does the Wife of Bath like to dwell?
a. She likes to dwell on the one that says to honor one's father and mother.
b. She likes to dwell on the one that says not to covet thy neighbor's goods or wife.
c. She likes to dwell on the one that says not to kill.
d. She like to dwell on the one that says husbands should love their wives.
47-50 The Wife of Bath had many complaints about husbands. Read the following statements. Choose
A if the statement is one of her complaints. Choose B if it is not one of her complaints.
47. If husbands would "try out" their wives before marriage, they wouldn't think the wives had hidden
their "vices."
a. This is one of her complaints.
b. This is not one of her complaints.
48. Husbands spy on their wives because they don't trust them to handle money wisely.
a. This is one of her complaints.
b. This is not one of her complaints.
49. Husbands seem to forget that their valuables are common property between husband and wife.
a. This is one of her complaints.
b. This is not one of her complaints.
50. Husbands think wives contrive ways to make the husbands miserable.
a. This is one of her complaints.
b. This is not one of her complaints.
( 9 Weeks Exam)[Type text] (Open Book) Form A
51.How did the Wife of Bath partially lose her hearing?
a. A rock fell on her head while they were sleeping in the woods.
b. She fell in a river, almost drowned, and then the water blocked her ear and caused
deafness.
c. Johnny hit her across her ear.
d. She had a high fever many years ago. It damaged her hearing.
52. What was the result of the fight between the Wife of Bath and her fifth husband?
a. They lived happily ever after.
b. She killed him.
c. They divorced.
d. He was sent to prison for hurting her.
53. Why did the Friar promise to tell a tale poking fun at a Summoner?
a. The Wife had offered him a purse full of gold to do it.
b. After her prologue, the Summoner's insulted the Friar.
c. He is really jealous of the Summoner's outgoing personality and easy way with women.
d. The Monk offered the Summoner money to insult the Friar. They had been enemies
for may years.
54. What did the knight do to warrant the punishment of beheading?
a. He killed a Friar.
b. He robbed the king's treasury and gave it to the poor.
c. He refused to follow the king's orders.
d. He raped a young maiden.
55. Who saved the knight, and under what condition was he let go?
a. The King saved him, under the condition that he leave the country and never return.
b. The priest saved him, under the condition that he enter a monastery and remain there
for the rest of his life.
c. The Queen saved him, under the condition that he would come back in one year's time
and tell her the one thing women wanted above all else.
d. The court sorcerer saved him, under the condition that he become an apprentice
sorcerer.
56. What deal did he make on his way home after the year was almost ended?
a. He met a priest who worked with the poor. The knight promised the priest he would
work for a year and give everything he earned to the poor.
b. He met an old woman who told him the answer to the queen's question and under the
condition that he would grant her next request if it would be in his power to do so.
c. He met a sorcerer who said he could erase everyone's memory of the knight's evil deed.
In return, the knight would have to spend the rest of his life doing good deeds and
carrying a message of peace to other knights.
d. He met a beautiful girl and fell in love with her. She agreed to marry him after he had saved twelve other
maidens from the crime which he had committed.
57. What was the answer to the Queen's question?
a. All women want to marry, regardless of the kind of man they marry.
b. All women want to be young and beautiful forever.
c. All women want to be happy, above all else.
d. All women want to be masters of their husbands.
( 9 Weeks Exam)[Type text] (Open Book) Form A
58. What did the woman ask of the knight in return for saving his life?
a. She asked him to marry her.
b. She asked him to give her a purse filled with gold.
c. She asked him to return in one year to help her harvest her crops.
d. She asked him to sacrifice his life in order that she could become young again.
59. The knight kept his word and married her, but he was miserable. What options did the old woman give him?
a. She would release him in one year if he would devote that year to loving her.
b. He could be unfaithful to her, but he would never be happy.
c. He could have her old and faithful or young and perhaps not so faithful.
d. He could leave her, but never marry again.
60. What did the knight choose?
a. He chose to love her.
b. He left the decision up to her.
c. He decided to be unfaithful.
d. He refused to choose.
61. Why did the old woman promise him both beauty and fidelity?
a. By giving her the choice, he allowed her mastery over him.
b. She knew he as really trying, and she cared for him.
c. She knew she would be dead within a few years, and decided that they should both be
happy during that time.
d. She felt sorry for him.